The Maginot Line: None Shall Pass

by H.W. Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann, H.W Kaufmann

Tracing the development of the fortifications in Europe from the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to the twentieth century, this is the first comprehensive book in English on the forts of the Maginot Line, German espionage, and the German sieges during the 1940 campaign. It analyzes the reasons why the French opted for this type of defensive system, and explains how the Maginot Line presented the French Army with opportunities (mostly wasted)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275957195
• ISBN13: 9780275957193
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"